20 Facts About Esha Deol

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Esha Deol Takhtani was born on 2 November 1981 and is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films.

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The daughter of actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Deol made her acting debut in Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

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Esha Deol returned to acting with the web series Rudra: The Edge of Darkness in 2022.

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Esha Deol is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.

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Esha Deol is the half sister of actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol and first cousin of actor Abhay Deol.

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Esha Deol's father is Punjabi Jat, and her mother Tamil Hindu Iyengar Brahmin.

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Esha Deol was the captain of her school football team, represented her college in handball at the state level.

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Esha Deol played as a national level footballer and was selected to play for Maharashtra in the Senior National Championship at Punjab in 2001.

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Esha Deol started her acting career in a lead role with Vinay Shukla's Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe opposite Aftab Shivdasani, with Sanjay Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan and Anupam Kher playing supporting roles.

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Esha Deol has been better presented when compared to her debut film.

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In 2004, Esha Deol made her debut in Tamil cinema by playing a French teacher in Mani Ratnam's political film Aayutha Ezhuthu opposite Suriya.

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In Yuva, Esha Deol repeated the same role and was paired opposite Ajay Devgn.

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Esha Deol finally got her breakthrough with Yash Raj Films' action film Dhoom opposite Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Uday Chopra and Rimi Sen.

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Esha Deol did not get much scope in the film, but her performance earned her a nomination for the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 6th IIFA Awards.

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Esha Deol's far-way looks of pain, anger, neglect and insecurity remain with you long after the film.

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Esha Deol further appeared in Hijack and took a sabbatical break from films for two years.

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Esha Deol released her short film Ek Duaa in which she acted and produced alongside her husband.

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Esha Deol will be seen with Suniel Shetty in the series Invisible Woman.

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On 29 June 2012, Esha Deol married Bharat Takhtani in a low-key wedding ceremony at the ISKCON temple in Mumbai.

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Esha Deol gave birth to her daughter in October 2017 at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai and named her Radhya.